Well by the time I could get out of my chair get rid of previous beers and sit down I already had another email. So for those of you still interested in doing the freelance thing; if you have all the traits Paul describes listen to James as well.

A quick response time shows people a lot. I don’t care if Al Gore, the inventor of the Internet, agreed to design my site; if he took to long to respond to my email I would probably end up going with George (I can’t spell my last name) Bush.

Answering email is a big deal as well. James is right on target there.

Another key step to starting freelance is starting while keeping your other job and saving enough money to keep you going through the rough times. The money for 3 months of expenses saved should be enough to start with.

I’ve been out of work for almost 3 months and then a rush of good luck will come come (not the lottery) and contracts will finalize and work will start back up again, often becoming more busy before things dried up.

Oh and Scrivs, you seriously need to get this thing to remember our info :)

Here’s an article I wrote last month with some practical tips for freelancers:

Freelancipation.

Keep up the good content, we’re watching!

stirman
http://www.stirman.net